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Teacher and minister, Henry Adams was born, 1802
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Kenya: Health Workers First in Siaya COVID-19 Targeted Mass Testing
Siaya County has launched targeted mass testing for Covid-19, the Nation has
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First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Seattle, Washington (1886- )
Established in 1886 when Washington was still a territory, the First African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Seattle, Washington is the state’s oldest black church.  Initially, members began by meeting in each other’s homes.  These meetings eventually led to the opening of a home based Sunday
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Laysha L. Ward
Laysha L. Ward is Executive Vice President and Chief External Engagement Officer for Target and a member of the company’s executive leadership
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Cole, Nat “King” (1919–1965) - Birthday
Jazz pianist and popular singer Nathaniel Adams Coles was born into a musical family in Montgomery, Alabama on March 17, 1919.
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Raila orders purge in ODM
Radical surgery on National Assembly and Senate committees is in the offing as President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga lay the ground for smooth implementation of the Building Bridges Initiative
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MIANO: KenGen plans for new power projects still on course
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Adams, Jr., Oscar (1925–1997)
Oscar William Adams Jr. was the first African American Supreme Court Justice appointed in Alabama and when he later stood for election to a full term, the first African American elected to a statewide constitutional office. He also litigated many civil rights cases in his career as a lawyer and was
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Chicago Defender and Michigan Chronicle host 'For the Love of House Music Celebration' this Saturday
There is much debate on the origin of house music. Join the house party May 16 and turn up the volume with two iconic DJ’s. We have legendary Detroit Native Kelly Holmes and Chicagoan Vince Adams who will be pumping out non-stop house music from 2PM EST/1PM CST to 5PM EST/4PM CST!
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Nat King Cole - Birthday
Nathaniel Adams Coles was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 17, 1919.
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Chicago Defender and Michigan Chronicle host 'For the Love of House Music Celebration' this Saturday
There is much debate on the origin of house music. Join the house party May 16 and turn up the volume with two iconic DJ’s. We have legendary Detroit Native Kelly Holmes and Chicagoan Vince Adams who will be pumping out non-stop house music from 2PM EST/1PM CST to 5PM EST/4PM CST!
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Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in NYC’s mayoral race
NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City after appealing to the political center and promising to strike […] The post Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in NYC’s mayoral race appeared first on The Sacramento
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Adams wins Democratic primary in NYC mayor’s race - L.A. Focus News
By Karen Matthews | Associated Press NEW YORK — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City after appealing to the political center and promising to strike the right balance between fighting crime and ending racial injustice in policing. A former
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Adams says in contact with Office of the President on work status - Stabroek News
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  Director Dr. Vincent Adams says he is in communication with the Office of the President regarding his current work status. The article Adams says in contact with Office of the President on work status appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Black-Owned Laboratory Uses Artificial Intelligence-Based Drug Discovery Platform to Develop Treatment for COVID-19 | Afro
The development of ENU200, as a therapeutic, is targeted to treat the up to 80% of asymptomatic, mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 viral
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NYC officials may charge white woman for 911 call on black man in Central Park
NYC Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and other city officials say there may be merit in digging deeper into in the Amy Cooper situation in which a white woman walking her dog in Central Park made false report against Christian Cooper (no relationship) a black man bird watching in Central
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Cameroon Regime Mute On TV Anchor's Reported Death in Detention
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Nance Legins-Costley, 1st Slave Freed By Abraham Lincoln – 20 Years Before The Civil War
Historian Carl Adams has written a dramatic true account of Nance’s three trials for freedom, a story which also bolsters Lincoln’s reputation as a long-standing enemy of
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Blacks In Armed Services
A total of 1,154, 720 Blacks were inducted or drafted into the armed services. Official records listed 7,768 Black commissioned officers on August 31, 1945. At the height of the conflict 3,902 Black women (115 officers) were enrolled in the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps (WACS) and 68 were in the Navy
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Able-Bodied Woman In Wheelchair Sprayed With Fire Extinguisher After Trying To Stab Protesters
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PHOTOS: City on fire—anger erupts in the streets of Mpls.
Marching, chants, and signs at protests during the day on Wednesday erupted into fires, looting and death by nightfall as demonstrators took over the streets of South Minneapolis to decry the death of George
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Target Joins Walmart In Offering Full and Part-Time Employees Free College Education
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From office assistant to regional chairman, the ‘Brother Bonny’ story - Stabroek News
Although he may not have known it at the time, when Bonaventure Fredericks was hired as the office assistant for the Region Eight (Potaro/Siparuni) Regional Democratic Council (RDC) office in 1981, he was getting a practical education that would eventually land him in the seat of the Regional
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9 Best Leave-In Conditioners For Dry Hair
For women with low porosity hair, a hair type that doesn’t easily retain moisture, it’s important to select a leave-in conditioner that contains humectants like honey, aloe vera and rice proteins, to prevent further moisture
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Adams, Henry [Louisiana] (1843 - ?)
Henry Adams was a Louisiana leader who advocated the emigration of southern freed blacks to Liberia after emancipation. Born a slave in Newton County, Georgia on March 16, 1843, Henry Adams was originally born as Henry Houston but changed his name at the age of seven.  His enslaved family was
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Adams, John Quincy ["J. Q."] (1848-1922)
Educator, newspaper publisher and politician John Quincy Adams is best known as the editor of the Western Appeal/The Appeal of St. Paul, Minnesota. He held the position from 1886 to
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South Africa's Aspen working to ensure supply of promising Covid-19 drug
Aspen Pharmacare is working to ensure it can manage demand for a generic anti-inflammatory drug that was shown to improve survival in Covid-19
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Tunisia: U.S. Team to Visit Tunisia End July to Install Field Hospital in Mahdia, Marsa's to Start Operations Monday (Official)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Director General of Public Health Facilities at the Ministry of Health, Naoufel Somrani denied reports circulating on social media about the Health Ministry's "procrastination" in starting the operation of the field hospital in Mahdia, though the US side
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Jean Kennedy Smith dies at 92; last surviving sibling of JFK
Jean Kennedy Smith, who was the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and who as a U.S. ambassador played a key role in the peace process in Northern Ireland, has died, relatives said
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